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zvnteq7 wrote:
> Hi, this morning when I opened Seamonkey to go to myspace.com, it
> redirects me to: http://m.myspace.com/login.wap?isredirected=true I
> tried another browser and it went to myspace just fine. Any ideas on
> what happened?

Evan Platt wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:16:27 -0500, zvnteq7 <>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi, this morning when I opened Seamonkey to go to myspace.com, it
>> redirects me to: http://m.myspace.com/login.wap?isredirected=true
>
> Which is ... uhhh.. myspace.
>
>> I tried another browser and it went to myspace just fine.
>
> So did this browser.
>
>> Any ideas on what happened?
>
> You need to login.
>
>> Browser hijack?
>
> A hijack from myspace to myspace? Clever.. :-D

zvnteq7 wrote:
>Hi, this morning when I opened Seamonkey to go to myspace.com, it
>redirects me to: http://m.myspace.com/login.wap?isredirected=true I
>tried another browser and it went to myspace just fine. Any ideas on
>what happened? Browser hijack?

That link is for Myspace Mobile edition, that's what the "m" sub domain means
and the page itself is login.WAP <--

It must think Seamonkey is a mobile browser.

--
Consider the daffodil. And while you're doing that,
I'll be over here, looking through your stuff. -Jack Handey

On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:17:21 -0500, zvnteq7 <>
wrote:
>Well, the page I get is a very plain looking page just asking for email
>and password: http://i40.tinypic.com/a26749.jpg
>
>I had myspace bookmarked and when I clicked the bookmark, it goes to
>this odd looking page, not the normal myspace 'welcome screen'

Somehow it thinks you're on a mobile device. But that is myspace.
--
To reply via e-mail, remove The Obvious from my e-mail address.

zvnteq7 wrote:
> Hi, this morning when I opened Seamonkey to go to myspace.com, it
> redirects me to: http://m.myspace.com/login.wap?isredirected=true I
> tried another browser and it went to myspace just fine. Any ideas on
> what happened? Browser hijack?
>
> Thanks

use firefox with noscript extension- it will prevent any unauthorised
redirects and inform you when you are about to enter a forged site.

Evan Platt wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:17:21 -0500, zvnteq7 <>
> wrote:
>
>> Well, the page I get is a very plain looking page just asking for email
>> and password: http://i40.tinypic.com/a26749.jpg
>>
>> I had myspace bookmarked and when I clicked the bookmark, it goes to
>> this odd looking page, not the normal myspace 'welcome screen'
>
> Somehow it thinks you're on a mobile device. But that is myspace.

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